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y 1961 G. J. HEBERT Re. 25,008

SOAP POWDER MEASURING DISPENSER Original Filed May 15, 1958 2Sheets-Sheet I.

llllilll IIIIHI INVENTOR 652400 J. H'BERT ATTGQIVEZ y 8, 1961 G. .1.HEBERT Re. 25,008

SOAP POWDER MEASURING DISPENSER Original Filed llay,15, 1958 2Sheets-Sheet 2 GERIRD J H'BEPT ATTORNEX original patent dispenser,

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United States Patent Office Re. 25,008 Reissued July 18, 1961 25,008SOAP POWDER MEASURING DISPENSER I Gerard J. Hebert, 89 Clowes Terrace,Waterbury, Conn.

Matter enclosed in heavy brackets I: appears in the but forms no part ofthis reissue specification; matter printed in italics indicates theadditions made by reissue.

This invention relates to dispenser and more particularly to adetachable metering dispenser for delivering measured quantities ofgranular material, such as soap powder, from a cardboard package.

. Previous dispensers for granular material have either been inaccurateor too costly to manufacture or difiicult to incorporate into thepresently used inexpensive package. With the present popular use in thehome of automatic clothes washers, the need for an accurate andinexpensive metering dispenser for soap powder has become extremelydesirable.

One object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensivedispenser for granular material of the above nature which will be simpleto operate, easy to insert into and remove from a standard package, andvery efficient and durable in use. I

With these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing two forms in which the invention may convenientlybe embodied in practice. I

In the drawing,

FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of the top portion .of a soapboxhaving a square end flap punched inwardly to permit the insertion of thedispenser.

FIG. 2 is a similar perspective view of the first form of the dispenser,as it appears after it has been inserted downwardly into the squareaperture at the top corner of the soap box.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first form of the shown by itself ona larger scale.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view, taken along the line 44 ofFIG. 2.

' FIG. Sis a vertical cross-sectional view, taken along J the line 5-5of FIG. 4.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the second form of the dis- FIG. 9 is across-sectional view, taken along the line 9-9 of FIG. 7.

, The improved dispenser herein disclosed comprises an elongatedtriangular structure preferably of molded plastic (material and having'a' sharp point at its lower end to facilitate its insertion into asquare opening in the top corner of a cardboard package of powder soapor other material.

Referring now to the drawing, in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts through out the several views, the numeral 10indicates the top flap of a rectangular cardboard soap box B, as itappears after it has been pressed inwardly and downwardly along theusual perforated lines, to provide a square opening 11 in the top of thebox for receiving the plastic dispenser attachment 12, generallytriangular in shape.

A V-shaped vertical opening 10a is left in the top of the front of thebox B.

The dispenser 12 has a horizontal top 13, from wln'ch depend a pair ofside flanges 14 and 15 having out turned lower ends to facilitate thefitting of the dispenser tightly over the top sides of the soap box B.The dispenser 12 is also provided with a forward U-shaped detachablewire loop 16 which is adapted to be located on the outside of the frontwall of the box, said loop having a horizontal bottom section 17 and apair of upstanding side legs 18 and 19 which are resiliently urgedagainst the front wall of the soap box B.

The side legs 18 and 19 are provided at their upper ends with inwardlyinclined feet 20 and 21, which are located underneath the top wall 13and detachably positioned within a pair of horizontal diagonallyinclined channels 13a and 13b.

Provision is also made of a pair of inclined top and bottom webs 22 and23 spaced apart from and located at substantially right angles to eachother, providing a horizontal rectangular opening 24, therebetween,through which the soap powder is adapted to pass during the dispensingoperation.

The dispensing attachment 12 is also provided with a pair of verticalside walls 25 and 26, which are secured to the ends of the inclined webs22 and 23.

Provision is also made of an upper vertical central web 27 secured tothe top wall 13 and the upper inclined edge 28.

' OPERATION In dispensing the powder or granular material from the soapbox B, the latter will first be opened by forcing the flap 10 partlyinwardly along the perforated lines at the upper corner thereof. Theflap 10 will then be swung farther inwardly out of the way by means ofthe rear edge 28 of the central web 27, to the vertical position shownin FIG. 5.

When the packabe B is tilted in a counterclockwise direction, a measuredquantity of soap from the box will flow through the space between thebottom inclined web 23 and the vertical flap 10, and will remain betweenthe web 22 and the top 13 until the box is tilted clockwise, and thencounterclockwise again to dispense the powder from the box.

SECOND FORM In the second form of the invention as shown in FIGS. 6 to9, provision is made of a plastic dispenser attachment 40, also oftriangular shape. The dispenser 40 is provided with a horizontal topsection 41 and an open front section 42, having a pair of shortoutwardly curved depending flanges 43 and 44, similar to the flanges 14and 15 of the first form of the invention.

A U-shaped wire loop 45 is secured to the open front of the dispenser,for location outside of the front wall of the box and pressesresiliently inwardly upon said wall. The loop 45 has a horizontal bottomsection 46 and a pair of vertical side legs 47 and 48 terminating attheir upper ends in inwardly horizontal inclined channels 51 and 52,secured to the under surface of the top wall 41.

Provision is also made of a pair of inclined top and bottom webs 53 and54, similar to the webs 22 and 23 of the first form, said webs 53 and54, being spaced apart, located substantially at right angles to eachother, and being secured to the side walls '56 and 57 of the dispenser40. The lower web 54 is provided with a curved bottom 55, as shown inFIG. 9.

Provision is also made of a top central web 58, secured to said walls 56and 57. A lower central partition 58a is also provided to divide thedispenser into two side sections whereby one or both side sections maybe engaged as desired,

In the second form of the invention, a vertical circular I dial plate 59is provided at the front of the dispenser, and has a pair ofquarter-sector openings 60 and 61 therein. The dial plate is rotatablymounted on a horizontal pivot bolt 62, which extends inwardly throughthe upper inclined web 53, as clearly shown in FIG. 9. The dial plate 59is adapted to fit snugly flush against the front of the box and isembraced at its top sides by a pair of arcuate shoulder lugs 63 and 64to cause the powder to pass from the sides of the central partition 58aonly through the sector openings 60 and 61.

In the operation. of the second form of the invention, when the dialplate 59 is twisted manually around the axis of the pivot bolt 62, toopen one of the sectors 69, 61 of the dial, dispensing of one measuredquantity of soap will be permitted and when the dial plate 59 is twistedto open both of the sectors 60, 61, a larger measured quantity will bedispensed. In all other positions of the dial plate the box will beclosed.

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in-whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these formsare shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the inventionis not limited to the specific disclosures, but may be modified andembodied in various other equivalent forms without departing from itsspirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications andembodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new andfor 'which it is desired to secure Letters Patent is:

[1. In a measuring dispenser for powder soap or other material, anattachment having a fiat rectangular top section adapted to lie upon thetop of a cardboard package, said attachment being open at the front andhaving vertical triangular sides, a rearwardly and upwardly inclinedlower web extending part way toward said top section, a downwardly andrearwardly inclined upper web spaced from said lower web and joined tosaid top section, a central vertical top web secured to said top sectionto engage the corner flap bent downwardly and rearwardly from the topcorner of said. box, the space between said top section and said upperweb serving to determine the amount of powdered material which will bedispensed each time the box is tilted back and forth to cause the powderto enter and leave said dispenser when it is located within the squaretop opening in said package] 2. The invention as defined in claim [1], 8in which provision is made of a U-shaped resilient wire clip detachablysecured to said top .[wall] section and located outside the front ofsaid package to press it inwardly against the open front of saidattachment.

3. The invention as defined in claim [1], 8 in which said upper andlower webs are located in planes at substantially right angles to eachother.

4. The invention as defined in claim [1], 8 in which said [central]vertical web has a vertical rear edge.

5. The invention as defined in claim [1], 8 in which the upper portionof said open front [section] has a double apertured dial plate rotatablysecured to the upper [inclined] web, to permit the dispensing of twodifferent 4 measured quantities of powder according to the location ofthe apertures of said plate.

6. The invention as defined in claim 5, in which the top sides of said[disc] dial plate are embraced by a pair of 'arcuate lugs to cause thepowder being dispensed to pass only through said apertures.

[7. The invention as defined in claim 5, in which the dispensingattachment is provided with a central lower partition to cause thepowder to pass on both sides thereof] 8. A measuring dispenser for usewith a package provided with an opening formed by cutting a flap in atop corner of the package, said dispenser comprising, a flat top sectionadapted to lie upon the top of said package, vertical side walls joinedto said top section and defining therewith an open front, a rearwardlyand upwardly in-.

clined lower web joined to said side walls and extending toward butterminating short of said top section, a downwardly and rearwardlyinclined upper web joined to said top section and extending toward butterminating short of said lower web, a vertical web joined to one of the:rearwardly inclined webs to engage and bend the flap of said packageopening downwardly and rearwardly from the top corner of said packagewhen the dispenser'is inserted within said opening, the space betweensaid top section and said upper web serving to determine the amount ofpowdered material that will be dispensed each time said package istilted to cause said powdered material to enter and leave saiddispenser.

9. A measuring dispenser for use with a package provided with an openingformed by cutting a flap in a top corner of the package, said dispensercomprising a flat top section adapted to lie upon the top of saidpackage, vertical side walls joined to said top section, a rearwardlyand upwardly inclined lower web joined to said side walls and extendingtoward but terminating short of said top section, a downwardly andrearwardly inclinedupper web joined to said top section and extendingtoward but terminating short of said lower web, a vertical web joined toone of the rearwardly inclined webs to engage and bend the flap of saidpackage opening downwardly and rearwardly from the top corner of saidpackage when the dispenser is inserted within said opening, the spacebetween said top section and said upper web serving to determine theamount of powdered material that will be dispensed each time saidpackage is tilted to cause said powdered material to enter and leavesaid dispenser.

10. The invention as defined in claim 9, in which the dispenser isprovided with a central lower partition to cause the powdered materialto pass on both sides there- References Cited in the file of this patentor the original patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,679,237 Birnbaum July 31,1928 2,092,983 Milward Sept. 14, 1937 2,523,426 Gray Sept. 26, 19502,630,251 Edwards Mar. 3, 1953 2,768,772 Franseen et a1. Oct. 30, 19562,799,436 Bernhardt July 16, 1957

